Lesson Plans World History II SOL 4a

Lesson Plans World History II SOL 4a: Age of Exploration; Age of Discovery

Standard WH II 4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the impact of the European Age of Discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia by Objectives4a) explaining the roles and economic motivations of explorers and conquistadors.Standard WH II:Lesson Plans Introduction: A Bell-ringer activity Notes: Students copy-down and discuss teacher generated notes Activities: Students complete various in class activities to support learning including video analysis, maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, worksheets, text-book questions, group discussion, KWL Charts etc. Assessment: Informal, Formal, Exit-Questions, Teacher Questioning. Quizzes, Tests, ProjectsEssential Knowledge:Factors contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere • Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe • Support for the diffusion of Christianity • Political and economic competition between European empires • Innovations of European and Islamic origins in navigational arts • Pioneering role of Prince Henry the Navigator